Great beer, cool bars and restaurants, decent art scene, all the major sports teams, friendly people, hip neighborhoods galore, legal pot, 300 days of summer and oh, the mountains are right there.

Off the top of my head, it "seems" like a perfect fit, close tot he beach, new outlet mall, restaurants, and it's in Orange County (Disneyland, sports teams, shopping, surfing and more) perfect weather, etc.

RE is very much a contact sport especially when you are looking to wholesale, birddog or trying to seek partners.

I did a lot of side work as a Production Assistant behind the scenes on TV shows like "Storage Wars" and "ESPN Sport Science"... basically just a big guy to have on set to do all the lifting and grunt work. 

It sounds great, but starting at over $5,000, it's a big gamble without having insight from people who have used it.

I wish I would have stuck with sports in high school.

The problem is that they are gambling and if they are inexperienced or under capitalized to meet the obligation in the event of problems... you end up having to foreclose to reacquire a property that is likely poorly maintenanced if not trashed.

Here come the turnkey operators stating that everyone investing in CA is gambling and can’t cash flow if their life depended on it

But this is precisely why real estate has evolved to become the team sport that it is today.

Perhaps nearby more country residents see Cleveland as their closest big city amenities for higher end options, museums, theater, concert, sports etc.